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5-1 Locations of benthic sampling stations. 5-3 



5-2 View of benthic Station C in upper Rincon Bayou 



under dry (above) and wet (below) conditions. 5-6 



5-3 Salinity at all benthic stations (A through F) for 



each sampling date. 5-7 



5-4 Marsh-wide average salinity at each sampling site 



for each sampling date. 5-8 



5-5 Dissolved oxygen at all benthic stations 



(A through F) for each sampling date. 5-10 



5-6 Average macrofauna biomass (a), abundance (b) 



and diversity at each station (A through F). 5-11 



5-7 Marsh-wide averages of macrofauna biomass, 



abundance and diversity for all stations. 5-12 



5-8 Relationship between average macrofauna 



characteristics and salinity. 5-14 



5-9 Stehlospio benedicti. 5-17 



5-10 Principal components analysis of 16 most common 



species, including species loadings (a) and station 



score plots (b). 5-18 



5-11 Average meiofauna abundance for each station (a) 



and marsh-wide (b). 5-19 



5-12 Marsh-wide average abundance of meiofauna 



and macrofauna. 5-21 



5-13 Comparison of marsh-wide average chlorophyll 



biomass with macrofauna biomass (a) and 



meiofauna abundance (b). 5-23 



6-1 Location of vegetation sampling stations in the 



upper Nueces Delta. 6-3 



6-2 The layout and dimensions of a typical vegetation 



transect. 6-5 



6-3 Total monthly precipitation during the demonstration 



period. 6-8 



6-4 Salinity for open water (a) and pore water (b) at each 



sampling site for each sampling date. 6-9 



6-5 Correlation between total flow through Rincon 



Bayou and open water salinity for each station. 6-10 



6-6 Mean pore water ammonium values for each station. 6-14 



6-7 Reference Station average total transect percent cover 

 for the five dominant species and bare area on 

 each sampling date. 6-16 



6-8 Station II average total transect percent cover for 

 the five dominant species and bare area on each 

 sampling date. 6-17 



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